Thank You to all who donated to
this year's 13th Annual Toy Collection.

Thank you for making a
difference to the children & families in

our area have a Merry
Christmas.

Woodstock Rescue Divers
team up with CT
Canine Search and Rescue at Mystic Seaport

Sunday, August 5, 2018

Search and rescue dogs show off their
stuff at Seaport demonstration

Knox, a
five year old golden retriever,
is held by his owner Bob Paruolo,
both of Glastonbury, as he
greets a diver with the
Woodstock Dive Team as CT
Canine Search and Rescue
performs search and rescue
demonstrations on Sunday, August
5, 2018 at the Mystic Seaport.
(Sarah Gordon/The Day)

WVFA longtime member, and
Fire Captain Tony Foote was honored on Memorial Day with the
Firefighter of the Year Award for his outstanding dedication
to the Town of Woodstock. Congratulations Tony, well
deserved.

Thank
YouOn behalf of the Bungay 77, Community 81,
Muddy Brook 75 and Woodstock Volunteer Fire Assn. 76
Thank You!! Because of your generous efforts, the
12th
Annual Toy Drive
was once again a huge success. 100% of the donations
have been distributed to children in need in the
Quiet Corner.

So, on Christmas morning take a moment to know that
a child is out there opening gifts smiling and
enjoying their gifts because of you. May you and
your loved one’s have a blessed and joyous holiday
season.

Training:

EMS Response to Tactical
Situations

Saturday, April 1 & Sunday,
April 2, 2017

by Rich Dempsey, Car
676, EMS Lieutenant

On April 1st & 2nd,
2017, Woodstock EMS hosted a training course on “EMS
Response to Tactical Situations” given by Osborne EMS
Education. Experienced Law Enforcement and Military
Paramedics were part of the instructor team.

This two day course addressed rapid patient care in an
active shooter and/or a bombing environment. Students
were shown the value of tourniquets, treating
penetrating chest wounds and rapid victim removal.

Woodstock
Dive Team
participates in the Tolland County Dive Team
Ice Drill

Union, CT Bigelow Hollow

Hosted
by Union Volunteer Fire Department

Sunday, January 22, 2017

Training:

How to Respond:

Active (Shooter) Aggressor
Situations

Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Members of the three Woodstock Fire
Departments, Woodstock Volunteer Fire Assn. Station
76, Bungay Fire Brigade Station 77 and Muddy Brook
Fire Station 75 along with neighboring area fire
departments attended the training lecture held at
Bungay Station on a Active Shooter Aggressor
Situation. Discussions included various active
aggressor situations and their ending results. How
first responders and law
enforcement work together when
responding

to this type of emergency call.
Attendees made aware of aggressor's possible
behavior and how first responders can assist the
public, while keeping themselves and others safe.

Thank
you to Lecturer:

Trooper First Class Eric Basak

Connecticut State Police

Emergency Services Unit

Thank you to the community for their contributions to this year's

2015 10th Annual Toy
Collection

on
Saturday, November 14, 2015

and thank you to the Toy Collection Team from Community Fire
Station 81, WVFA Station 76, Muddy Brook Station 75 & Bungay
Station 77

for all their hard work making this a success.

EMS Awards Banquet

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

at
The Grill 37, Pomfret, CT

Congratulations to the following recipients for

their awards given at Day Kimball Hospital EMS banquet:

Josh Kusek - Paramedic of the
year

Jeannine Spink - EMT of the
year

Mathew Whipple - EMR of the
year

Thank You to everyone who helped make a difference
to the area children and their families this
Christmas by

The awards handed out this night were to the following EMS
personnel. These were choose from the few nominations that
were turned in this office:

Educator of the
Year: Patty Erskine

EMT of the Year:
Sue Calaman

Paramedic of the
Year: Stephen Varga

Volunteer of the
Year: Patrick Gauthier

Training for:

CPR & First Aid for First
Responders

Saturday, February 15, 2014

Members of local area fire
departments attended the training for first
responders learning CPR and First Aid. First
responders are an important part of the scene
success for medical and fire calls. Training and
various scene scenarios were given to help the first
responders towards becoming more comfortable and
familiar with medical situations when assisting EMS.
Attendees were certified and instructed by Allan
Kelly, MBFD Station 75 and Sue Calaman, WVFA Station
76.

BLS &
ALS:

EMS Training with American
Paramedic

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Thank you to Rob Rautio, a American Paramedic for
coming to Station 76 in Woodstock for ALS interface
training. Training included familiarizing and reviewing the
medic's equipment medical bags and the uses of the equipment
to assist the paramedics. Rob reviewed upcoming protocol
changes including the CPAP procedure. Training between BLS
and ALS is an important part of working together to develop
the team work needed to insure the best possible patient
care.

Thank you to everyone who donated to the

2013 8th Annual Toy
Collection

on
Saturday, November 16, 2013

Boot
Drive to benefit the:

Leukemia & Lymphoma Cancer
Society

Saturday, June 8, 2013

On Saturday, June 8th
members of the Woodstock Volunteer Fire Association Station
76 decided to continue as scheduled despite the weather
forecast with the boot drive to benefit the Leukemia &
Lymphoma Cancer Society.

While days of pouring rain & flooding
just prior to Saturday’s boot drive and with the day’s event
weather in question, it still wasn't enough to dampen the
volunteer’s spirits with participating in this fundraiser.
What a great day it was for the boot drive. With the rain
ending the sun shining and the generosity of the public, the
day was a great success.

The Woodstock Fire Departments teaming
up with L&LCS members Tessa and Emily, we all made a
difference with helping the Leukemia & Lymphoma
Cancer Society fighting blood cancers.

An estimated 1,012,533 people in the United States are
living with, or are in remission from, leukemia, Hodgkin
lymphoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma or myeloma. Approximately
every four minutes, someone new is diagnosed with blood
cancer. Approximately every 10 minutes, someone dies.

Leukemia causes more deaths than any other cancer among
children, adolescents and young adults under the age of 20.
Lymphomas are the most common blood cancers and incidence
increases with age. The survival rate for myeloma is only
41.1 percent. Incidence is more than twice as high among
African Americans as for all other races.
www.lls.org/ct

Music
provided by songfreedom.com: "Memorial Song
(When You Think of Me)" Performed by Private
Jack, Courtesy of Park Drive Productions Inc.
Used by permission.

"Michael E. Dougherty, Deputy Chief Woodstock Volunteer Fire
Association, is recognized today for his never ending contributions to
the fire service. His history as a firefighter began in 1978 with the
Town of Yantic where he was a firefighter, EMT, and ultimately a
lieutenant.

In 1988 Mike and his wife, MaryJane moved to our beloved Town of
Woodstock. In 1989 he joined the Woodstock Volunteer Fire Association
and, as an established firefighter, recertified his EMS status to an MRT
to serve on the ambulance crew. With his knowledge, experience and
dedication he again quickly rose to the rank of lieutenant and is now
the Deputy Chief of the Woodstock Volunteer Fire Association. He has
served for eight years with the Woodstock Fire Protection Association
and is a past president and now, treasurer.

Mike is a devoted father of three boys, Michael, Kevin and Sean. He
was involved in his son’s Boy Scout Troops and was very active with the
troop outings, trips and activities that help to shape our youth. He
also serves as Vice Chairman of the Woodstock Board of Finance.

We in Woodstock are honored to benefit from his wisdom and knowledge
which, coupled with his commitment and dedication, help to keep our
community safe and strong.

We are pleased to recognize Deputy Chief Michael E. Dougherty for his
continuing service and devotion to our community."

WVFA Station 76 Appreciation Dinner

Saturday, March 23, 2013

by Jeff Kimball, WVFA
President

On Saturday, March 23,
2013 the Woodstock Volunteer Fire Association 76
held it’s annual Appreciation Dinner at The Inn at
Woodstock Hill in Woodstock.

The annual appreciation
dinner is held to show appreciation to those who
serve and volunteer by Fire, EMS, Support Team,
Associations and Mutual Aid to assist the residents
of Woodstock and surrounding mutual aid towns.

"I
would like to take a moment to thank everyone who attended
our annual dinner March 23, 2013 at the Woodstock Inn. The
evening was a great success!

A special thanks to our guests included Woodstock
Selectman Mitchell Eaffy, Woodstock Fire Chiefs
Chief Chris Wootton, Muddy Brook Fire Station 75;
Chief Roy Chandler, Bungay Fire Brigade Station 77;
Chief Norm Bernier, Putnam Fire Station 78; and
Christopher Bowen, Eastford Fire & Rescue. The
Support Team members and the members of the
Executive Committee for their efforts in making this
event possible and a night to remember.

Appreciation Awards:L to RScott Hazelton,

Iris Arsenault and Mike Dougherty

I
would be remiss in not mentioning the fantastic hospitality
of the staff at the Inn and the incredible meal we were
given!

Thanks to all for your service and dedication and hopes for
another safe and successful year ahead."

Jeff Kimball, President WVFA
Station 76

Community
Fire Station 81 and Woodstock Fire Departments:

7th Annual Toy Collection

Saturday, November 10, 2012

On Saturday, November 10, 2012, the 7th Annual
Toy Collection was held by members of the Woodstock
Volunteer Fire Association Station 76, Community Fire
Co. Inc. Station 81, Bungay Fire Brigade
Station 77, and Muddy Brook Fire Station 75. Local
area businesses and individuals donated toys and made
monetary donations. All money collected was used to purchase
additional toys. The generosity of the local businesses and
the public was incredible, knowing these are tough financial
times. Toys were distributed to families in Eastford,
Putnam, Thompson, Woodstock and other local surrounding
towns through TEEG in Thompson. The Woodstock Volunteer Fire
Association, Community Fire Company, Bungay Fire
Brigade and Muddy Brook Fire
wish to thank everyone for their contributions, making this
year’s toy drive an unprecedented success, and the dreams of
many children come true.

152nd
Annual Woodstock Fair

August 31, September 1– 3, 2012

Thank you to Emergency Services Volunteers

by Sue Calaman

The members of the
Woodstock Volunteer Fire Association would like to
extend a sincere thanks to all of the area Fire and
Emergency Medical Services personnel who volunteered
their time at this year’s Woodstock Fair. Fire
service standby was provided by the Bungay Fire
Brigade and the Muddy Brook Fire Department, both
from Woodstock.

The Community Fire
Department from Thompson, as well as Putnam EMS
provided ambulances and crews for EMS responses on
the fairgrounds. EMS coverage for the horse
shows was provided by members of the KB Ambulance
Corps. American Ambulance personnel were also
in attendance, making paramedic service available
for those patients in need of more advanced medical
care.

EMS personnel from many
area departments volunteered their time at the first
aid facility as well as covering the fairgrounds on
foot and standing by at the main stage concerts.

The Woodstock VFA
Support Team generously provided the volunteers with
home cooked food, desserts and beverages.

During the four days of
the fair, 106 people were treated in first aid and
six patients were transported from the fairgrounds
to the hospital via ambulance.

We sincerely appreciate
the cooperation, enthusiasm and professionalism of
our Fire and EMS colleagues. Providing
emergency coverage for an event of this size would
not be possible without their help.

Local
area fire departments come together for:

Mass
Casualty Table Top Exercise

Monday, July 23, 2012

by Steve Jorjorian

The
Woodstock Volunteer Fire Association hosted a mass casualty
table top exercise at station 76, on Monday, July 23rd.

Thirty-one
officers from the departments of Community Fire and
Ambulance, Pomfret EMS and Fire, Putnam EMS and Fire, Bungay
Fire Brigade, Muddy Brook Fire Department and Woodstock
Volunteer Fire Association and EMS participated in the
exercise. These departments usually provide, on an annual
basis, personnel and equipment for medical and fire
protection at the Woodstock Fair grounds.

The
evening started with a review of the Pre-Plan, which
is a basic guideline for operations, equipment staging,
personnel assignments and response to the fair and general
public needs, for all four days of the fair’s activities. In
addition, radio protocols and accountability of personnel
working at the fair were also reviewed.

The
attendees were divided into two groups, consisting of a
combination of the different departments that would be on
the grounds at any given time. Each group was given its own
scenario of an event that could possibly happen at any time
on any given day. The exercise was limited to.. “the
firstthirty minutes” .. of responding to each
scenario. This time
period is critical, in that it can
determine how well a response to an incident is begun.
Factors included in addressing the response were, the
setting up of a command structure, getting
to the scene and securing it, crowd control, animal control,
handling any fire and victim search and rescue needs,
triaging of
victims, setting up treatment and transport areas, and how
to handle incoming resources responding to the mass casualty
incident.

The key
point of this table top exercise was to underscore that on
any given day of the fair, there is a defined level of
staffing and equipment scheduled to be on the fair grounds
and any type of large scale incident would have to be
handled, within the first thirty minutes, by those first
responders until additional help arrived.

2012 WVFA Station 76

Appreciation Dinner

Saturday,
March 10, 2012

by Scott Hazelton

The Woodstock Volunteer
Fire Association held its annual Appreciation Dinner
on March 10th at the Woodstock Academy cafeteria.
Jackie Desabre and the crew of Flik, the independent
food contractor for Woodstock Academy, prepared the
buffet style dinner. A total of 50 people attended.

This year a few local
businesses were honored for their continued support
of the department over many years. President Scott
Hazelton presented Joseph Carlone of Linemaster
Switch with a plaque for his recent financial
assistance to provide GPS devices for the ambulances
and fire apparatus, as well as refurbishing the
meeting room with new chairs. President Scott
Hazelton presented a plaque to Doug Young of
Woodstock Orchards, honoring the Orchard for its
many years of support and providing snow removal to
the department.

Doug Young was also
individually recognized by the department for his
years as the WVFA Captain, having stepped down from
that position in August, 2011. Chief Tim Young
presented Doug with a plaque in honor of his service
to the department.

Deputy Chief Mike
Dougherty reported a total of 550 calls between fire
and EMS - 447 were EMS, 140 were fire, and 37 were a
combination of both. This represents a 3% increase
over the prior year. EMS Captain Sue Calaman
expressed thanks to the continued support of the
voluntary EMS personnel, as well as for the paid EMS
staff.

The WVFA Support Team
made sure just about everyone walked away with a
gift – all generously donated by local businesses.

Doug Young was honored for his service to
the department and accepted the award for Woodstock
Orchards.

Joseph
Carlone of Linemaster Switch

Deb Pratt (right) receiving her award for service to
the fire department. Left to Right: Chief Tim
Young, President Scott Hazelton and Deb Pratt.

Thank
you for

Woodstock Fair 2011 Coverage

Labor Day Weekend

September 2-5, 2011

by Sue Calaman

The Woodstock Volunteer Fire
Association wishes to extend a sincere thanks to all area
Fire and Emergency Medical Services personnel who
volunteered to stand by during the 2011 Woodstock Fair.
Fire assistance was provided by the Bungay Fire Brigade and
the Muddy Brook Fire Department, both from Woodstock.
The Community Fire Department from Thompson and Putnam EMS
sent ambulances and crews to stand by for EMS requests on
the grounds. Fair Horse Show EMS coverage was provided
by members of the Pomfret Fire Department. American
Ambulance personnel were also there, providing paramedic
service for those patients in need of more advanced care.
In addition, EMS personnel from many other area services
volunteered their time at the First Aid facility.
During the four days of the Fair, there were over twenty
requests for ambulance service, and over one hundred people
were treated in First Aid.

We deeply appreciate the cooperation and professionalism of
our Fire and EMS colleagues. An event of this size
would not be possible without your help.

May God bless the many souls who lost their lives,
on September 11, 2001, at
the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and on airline
flights 11, 175, 77, & 93.
The courage and sacrifice shown by the FDNY
firefighters, the NYC Police, and
other NYC EMS will never be forgotten. History will
remember 9/11/2001.
September11News.com

Bungay, Muddy Brook and WVFA:

Woodstock Fire Department's Family Picnic

Sunday, August 21, 2011

by Iris Arsenault

Softball
game with members from all 3 departments.

A good time was had by all of those
who attended the fire departments family picnic held at Roseland Park. Members from
the Woodstock’s three fire departments, Muddy Brook Fire
Dept. Station 75, Bungay Fire Brigade Station 77 and
Woodstock Volunteer Fire Assn. Station 76 got together for
an afternoon of fun, horseshoes, a softball game, snow
cones, lots of good food and plenty of laughs.

While the thunderstorms were hovering,
the storm quickly moved out for the dept. members to
complete a friendly game of softball before the grilling began. Team
Chandler won the game over Team Wooton. (Final score will
not to be disclosed.)

After the softball game members
enjoyed all the barbequed food and desserts, before
returning for another game of horseshoes.

Organized by members from Muddy Brook,
to be held in a central location incase a emergency call
came in,
this was the 2nd annual picnic where members and
their families from each department were able to mingle, and
get to know each other better in a non-emergency situation,
while enjoying the day and having some fun.

WVFA 76 Members Jon
Roy, Iris Arsenault and Jeff Arsenault

Seth Spalding, MBFD & Mike
Lawrence, BFB & unknown young man.

Muddy Brook Member "Grizz"
ready to grill.

Local CT Area Fire
Departments Team up for a:

Tornado Storm Relief Boot
Drive

CT
Neighbors helping Neighbors in Massachusetts

Raising
$5,521.95

Boots ready to start the boot
drive.

Saturday, June 18, 2011

by Iris Arsenault

On Saturday, June 18thfrom 8am to 1pm, four local Connecticut fire
departments from the Northeast corner teamed together for a
Tornado Storm Relief Boot Drive to raise money
for their neighbors in Massachusetts. Community Fire
Station 81, Woodstock Vol. Fire Assn. Station 76, Bungay
Fire Brigade Station 77 and Muddy Brook Fire Dept.
Station 75 organized this boot drive in less than 2
weeks. With Community Station 81 accepting donations at two
locations in Thompson, and the Woodstock fire departments
accepting donations at two locations in Woodstock, the total
boot drive raised approx. $5521.95 with all donations
to be given to their neighboring towns of Massachusetts who
were the victims of the devastating June 1 tornadoes.

The generosity from the public and the
community was overwhelming. People from Ohio, Maine, New
York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut and beyond donated at
the boot drive. The fire department members received many
thank yous from donators for doing this to help out the
Massachusetts towns. A thank you came from a woman who lives
in Monson who was directly affected from the tornadoes was
travelling thru Woodstock when she stopped to thank the fire
department members for what they were doing. Another woman
from Sturbridge whose house was damaged on Fiske Hill in
Sturbridge even stopped to make a donation and say thank
you.

Donations being collected.

The idea began when a member Chris
Plasse from Community Fire Company Station 81 contacted
members of Woodstock’s WVFA Station 76, and Bungay Fire
Brigade Station 77 and said “we need to join forces and
activate our toy drive team to do something for our
Massachusetts neighbors affected by the tornadoes”. And,
without hesitation, all three of Woodstock’s fire
departments including Muddy Brook Fire Dept. Station 75 were
activated to join forces with Community Fire to complete the
boot drive team.

Children wanted to donate into
the boot to

Aaron Perry from Bungay Station
77.

We would like to thank those who took
the time to donate and their patience when travelling thru
the boot drive locations. Without all your generosity, the
success of helping neighbors in Massachusetts would not have
been possible.

“Neighbors helping Neighbors, doesn’t have to stop at the
Stateline.”

When asked the question:

Why did you decide to have your department join in?

"Bungay’s motto is neighbors
helping neighbors and with the tragedy of the tornadoes
being so close to Woodstock we wanted to help our neighbors
to the north"

On Saturday, June 11th, the
Woodstock Volunteer Fire Association Station 76,
along with other area town fire departments went mutual
aid to assist Bungay Fire Brigade Station 77 with a
structure fire. The call went out indicating a barn
attached to the house. While most of the barn is a total
loss, the main part of the house was saved. Great team
work by all of those involved.

Frank Krushefsky
died on top of Julie and Mark Francis’
Christmas tree on Nov. 21, 2010. The
78-year-old Woodstock Valley man had been
loading a stately conifer onto the couple’s
car at his tree farm.

On Wednesday, six months later, Krushefsky
stood at the center of Danielson’s Imperial
Room banquet hall, posing for pictures with
the Francises, who called 911 that day.
Their call, Emergency Medical Services
workers said, started the chain of response
that saved Krushefsky’s life.

“I thought, ‘This was the end, I’ll never
survive this,’” he said of the seconds after
his collapse.

But then, he said, there were people
pounding on his chest, slapping him, cutting
his clothes off and shocking his chest.

EMTs and paramedics Iris Arsenault, Michael
Shadone, Susan Calaman and Roland Vespia
were each honored with lifesaving awards
from Day Kimball Hospital for their work in
Krushefsky’s case at the EMS awards dinner
Wednesday.

The awards ceremony was part of the annual
National EMS Week, said Ralph Miro, Day
Kimball Hospital’s emergency room nursing
director and EMS coordinator.

The Francises, too, were honored with
lifesaving awards. Though they’re not
medical professionals, Miro said their award
should serve as a reminder that “a major
link in saving someone’s life is calling
911.”

Other awards given out Wednesday focused on
how large a role the honorees had played in
affecting the lives of others and shaping
the careers of the medical professionals
around them.

The Humanitarian of the Year, Walter Hirtle,
was noted for his commitment to emergency
medical services overseas. Miro read an
email with which Hirtle had sought automated
external defibrillators, among other medical
technology, for Haitian EMS crews. The
defibrillators, Miro read from Hirtle’s
email, would help “save one more.”

Karen and Richard Sanders, the educators of
the year, said they had probably trained
nine-tenths of the paramedics and EMTs in
the room.

EMT of the Year Shayne Kettle and Paramedic
of the Year Christopher Colonair were noted
for going above and beyond in teaching and
training new EMTs and paramedics.

Greg Frani, the hospital’s Life Star
coordinator, was given a special recognition
award, as was Barbara Domaleski, an
emergency room nurse at Day Kimball for 51
years.

A four-day ice rescue dive training and certification
seminar was held by the Woodstock Dive and Rescue Team which
together consists of members from Woodstock Volunteer Fire
Association Station 76 (WVFA), Muddy Brook Fire Department
Station 75 and Bungay Fire Brigade Station 77 for certified
divers starting on Thursday, February 24th –
Sunday, February 27th. Training seminar was
taught by a team of instructors from World-renowned, Team
Lifeguard Systems, Inc. (www.teamlgs.com),
from Shokan, NY. Two-days of classroom time was held at the
WVFA station and two days ice diving was held at the YMCA
Camp in Woodstock on Black Pond.

Team Lifeguard Systems, Inc. instructors carefully
watch over student divers to assure complete diver
safety and learning. Three of the four instructors:
Left kneeling; Walt (Butch), center standing; Matt,
far right standing; Brian.

Divers simulated frozen water rescues with each individual
diver accumulating more than 50 hours of ice dive training
to obtain their certifications at the end of the day on
Sunday.

Divers and personnel from other area towns in CT, and out of
state from Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Maryland and
Delaware participated in this ice dive training. There was

The Woodstock Dive Team and their department members have
spent many hours preparing for this program along with Dive
Cove, Essex, CT, who in joint effort with the Woodstock Dive
Team helped host this event, to make this rescue ice dive
training seminar a huge success.

Phil Mahoney, a Woodstock
Volunteer Fire Assn. Diver completes his final
spidering to emerge from the final hole for
completion of course requirements.

Thank you to all the members of all the fire departments,
individuals, participants, YMCA Camp of Woodstock, Dive
Cove, and Team Lifeguard Systems who all contributed in
making this diver’s training seminar a huge success.

A special thank you to the Woodstock Volunteer Fire Assn.
Support Team and the Muddy Brook Auxiliary members for
providing breakfast, lunches, coffee and snacks for the
group throughout the entire training.

Woodstock Volunteer Fire Assn.
Station 76 along with mutual aid from Bungay Station 77,
Muddy Brook Station 75, and West Thompson Station 82 fought
a 3-4 acre brush fire off Senexet Road in the late night and
into the early hours of Thanksgiving morning. Fire was under
control at approximately 2:30-3:00 am.

Fire crews returned to the scene
at 7 am to eliminate any hot spots that may have developed.
WVFA Station 76 would like to thank all the mutual aid
departments who assisted with fighting the fire and also
thank the surrounding town fire departments who stood by
and covered the Woodstock stations.

Woodstock Volunteer Fire Association:

Woodstock Fairgrounds

Mass Casualty Drill

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

by Sue Calaman

On Tuesday, August 17th,
the Woodstock Volunteer Fire Association hosted a mass
casualty drill at the Woodstock Fairgrounds.

The scenario involved a fire with propane
gas explosion in the cattle barn. Smoke was generated by
machine to simulate the lack of visibility that would exist
in the event of an actual fire.

Apparatus and personnel responded from
the three Woodstock departments, Community Fire and
Ambulance, Putnam EMS and Fire, Pomfret EMS and Fire, as
well as Mortlake Fire and KB Ambulance. Quinebaug Valley
Emergency Communications provided two dispatchers to run
virtual dispatch for the incident.

30-40 volunteers acted as victims made up
to simulate various levels of injury. They were staged in
and around the barn and extricated by firefighters, then EMS
personnel performed triage and treatment as needed.

The WVFA Support Team provided
much-needed refreshments at the conclusion of the drill.

Such drills are an invaluable part of
emergency services training, especially in the case of a
mass gathering such as the Woodstock Fair. Knowing the
correct procedures in the event of such an incident will
greatly contribute to the saving of lives and property.

WVFA wishes to thank everyone who gave of
their time and expertise, be they emergency workers, makeup
artists, general organizers, cookie bakers, or willing
victims. Without you such an event would be impossible.

Past and
present members were invited to attend a celebration dinner
that was held on

Saturday, March 6, 2010

at the Thompson
Speedway’s Raceway Restaurant.

Woodstock Volunteer
Fire Association is seeking

New Members to Volunteer

The Woodstock Volunteer Fire
Association is seeking new members to volunteer as EMS
personnel and Firefighters. Training and equipment will be
provided. E-mail inquiries to contact@wvfa76.org.
For more information click on
Recruitment.